Addressing and printing machine



- April 20, 1937. c. SMITH 2,077,965

ADDRESSING AND PRINTING MACHINE Original Filed April 6, 1932 5Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR ATTORNEY April 20, 1937. MITH 2,077,965

ADDRESSING AND PRINTING MACHINE Original Filed April 6, 1932 5Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR BY JA M.

ATTORNEY April 20, 1937. c. SMITH ADDRESSING AND PRINTING MACHINEOriginal Filed April 6. 1932 5 Sheets-Sheet 5 I; II

INVENTOR :4. BY

ATTORNEY April 20, 1937.

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0. SMITH 2,077,965

ADDRESSING AND PRINTING MACHINE Original Filed April 6, 1932 FIG.4

5 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTOR sYq w ATTORNEY April 20, 1937. c. SMITHADDRESSING AND PRINTING MACHINE Original Filed April 6, 93 5Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 20, 1937 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE 2,077,965 7 ADDRESSING AND PRINTING MACHINE ApplicationApril 6, 1932, Serial No. 603,582

Renewed September 12, 1934 84 Claims.

The kind of addressing machine to be described is one in which type-bars(preferablyhavingmetal type of typewriter style) are selected and setunder electrical control (with five-unit code) for printing upon asuccession of papers, as envelopes or bills. Inasmuch as addresses so tobe printed are usually in two, three, or more lines, one below another,it is an object of the invention to provide for printing such lines oneafter another, from type elements placed in different positions, and toadvance the papers by steps to such positions for receiving theimpressions.

With papers thus advancing for successive lines of print, it is anobject of the invention to print at the same time the due line on eachof the several papers then positioned in the machine,

and while the papers are in motion to set the type for the lines nextdue. In order to accomplish this, sets of relays are provided that takeup, or store, the original electrical impulses and prepare suitablecircuits, to be made elfective in due operative steps.

A form of addressing machine widely in use utilizes for each addressingunit a metal plate which has beenembossed so as to become a printingplate and which is held in a frame stiffened and shaped for handling andfeeding through the printing mechanism. It is an object of the in--vention to substitute for such an addressing unit a very much cheapercard, with perforations representing letters or figures, or preferably,for heavy duty, a still thin and cheap sheet or plate of more durableinsulating material, such as hakelite. Such a card or plate would permitthe closing of selected electrical contacts which would control theselection of type-bars and type positions thereon.

It is an object of the invention to provide means of a character whichby duplication or reduplica- 40 tion can be utilized to print at thesame time in several places, as on a bill with stubs and a bookkeepingrecord, or on an envelope with its enclosures.

It is another object of the invention to keep the number of parts at aminimum. A single set of contact bars and fingers is provided for asuccession of cards from each of which, upon momentary stoppage, therecord for several successive lines of print is to be taken at once. Asingle 50 set of printing elements is provided, of only such number asmay be required for simultaneous printing; these are made accessible incommon by relay registers in such number as may be required for storingthe electrical records of the cards. For the selection and positioningof type,

the perforations are made in five-unit code, reducing the number ofcircuits and register relays and simplifying the positioning movementbelow the requirements of a single-positioned perforation for eachcharacter. By various combinations of these and otherelements, savingsare effected in materials and in the time of operation. Perforations incode will have the effect also of keeping the size of the cards orplates at-a minimum.

It is an object of the invention to provide printing mechanisms of akind that can be spaced for the printing of successive lines in suchwise that the lines are printed on paper which is moved from one suchprinting mechanism to another with spacing closer than the spacing ofthe several printers.

It will become apparent as the description proceeds that the meansherein illustrated for addressing are adaptable for printing othermatter, notably form letters, automatically set up and printed a line ata time according to matter prepared on perforated cards, and that suchletters can likewise be addressed by the same means so that there is nodifference in the character of the printing between the address and thebody of the letter.

These objects will be attained by the mech-- anisms and circuitsillustrated in the accompanying drawings, on five sheets, in which thevarious figures represent the items respectively enumerated:

Figure 1 shows three groups of register relays and their wiring.

Figure 2 is an end view of control cams and wiring, and a plan view ofcontact bars and fingers and wiring.

Figure 3 is a schematic plan of three printing elements and paperconveyor.

Figure 4 is a side view, partly in section, of card feed.

Figure 5 is a top plan view of card feed, and perspective view ofcontrol cams less contacts.

Figure 6 shows details of the permutation movement and type-bar.

Figure 7 contains fragmentary views of three cards.

' Description of apparatus the contacts closed on the bars, and latertransmitting the record to the printing elements.

Each register group, as A, has three'shift relays, as I, 8, 9, one foreach row of register relays. They are for the purpose of setting upcircuits from contacts as IA and IC and transferring the circuitsthrough contacts as IB to the printing elements, at D, E, and F (Fig.3). The contacts of these shift relays I, 8, 9, are multipled tolike-positioned contacts in the B and C groups, for the purpose ofmaking each of the three printing elements common to three rows ofrelays, one in each of the three groups. Relay I shifts the circuit fromthe first register to the No. l printing element, at D; relay 8, fromthe second register to the No. 2 printing element, at E; relay 9, fromthe third register to the No. 3 printing element, at F. Like relays ofthe B and C register groups serve a like purpose. These relays areenergized by cam wheels, as 56 (Fig. 2) closing contacts, as 56A, atpredetermined intervals, as will be described.

Register relays, as selected through card perforations, are momentarilyenergized through the contact fingers and the contactsas 6A of thetransfer relay (as 6, to be described) and windings as IA. Onceenergized, they lock up through windings as IB and contacts as 53A (Fig.2) and remain energized until the record is transferred to the paperthrough the printing process. Each register relay has a contact, as IC,for the purpose of setting up circuits from contacts as IA throughcontacts as IF of the shift relay, as I, to the type-bar permutationmagnets, as will be described.

For the purposes of this description only three rows of relays in eachgroup are shown, a row for eachtype-bar that may print a character inthe address. Each row, for this purpose, also represents a line ofprint; in practice there would be as many such rows in each group astype spaces in a line. A single row may be termed a character register;a plurality of rows (or, as illustrated, a single row) representing aline, a line register. Each of the three groups illustrated includesthree such line registers.

The selected relays in the three rows of the selected group areenergized at the same time from contact fingers, as 58A (Fig. 2) andthrough contacts of a transfer relay as 6, as before stated, and aredeenergized one row at a time as the character or line is printed.

The transfer relays 6, 2|, 21 are for connecting to their respectiveregister groups inturn all the contact bars and fingers closed throughperforations in a card at atime, in order that the records of such cardsmay be transferred to respective registers for storage. Relay 6 ismomentarily energized by contacts as 58A (Fig. 2) as a card reaches theregistering position, as will be described.

The register relaysv of the A group are the first to energize, at thestart of operations, those of the B group second, and of the C groupthird. They deenergize in each group in the order of the rows.

The relays of the A group energize and transfer the record of the firstregister to the first printing element, at D (Fig. 3), for the top lineof the first paper. Next the relays of the B group energize, andtransfer the record of the first register to the first printing elementfor the top line of the second paper; at the same time the secondregister of the A group transfers its record to the second printingelement, at E, for

the middle line of the first paper. Last in the first cycle, the relaysof the C group energize, and transfer the record of the first registerto the first printing element for the top line of the third paper; whilethe third register of the A group and the second register of the B grouptransfer their records respectively to the third printing element, at F,for the bottom line of the first paper and to the second printingelement for the middle line of the second paper. Deenergization of eachrow of relays immediately follows the printing of their record. Thefirst operation in the second cycle includes the printing of the topline of the fourth paper, the middle line of the third, and the bottomline of the second. Others follow in like rotation.

Control cams. Contact bars and fingers. Figure 2.In this figure is aside view of the cams for controlling the several registers, transferand shift relays, and printing elements; also three sets of contactfingers on three contact bars. There is an end view of the camspositioned on shaft in Figure 5, and a side view in section of the barsin Figure 4.

These cams are all mounted on the same shaft and are timed to coordinatethe energization of the several relays with the card feed. They move 120degrees for each card, and-control circuits to register the perforationpositions on the relays of the A, B, and C groups, with the effect ofstorage. The transfer of the record from the second card is timed tofollow closely the first printing according to the first card, and thetransfer of the record from the third card likewise to follow the secondprinting.

Cam 50 is for the purpose of closing contacts 50A, 50B, 50C, to energizetransfer relays as 6. Cam 5| and contacts 5IA, SIB, 5IC, are for thepurpose of energizing hammer magnets, as IISX (Fig. 6). Cam 52 andcontacts 52A, 52B, 520, are for the purpose of energizing solenoid IOI(Fig. 3) for advancing the paper step by step after each printingoperation. Cams 53, 54, 55, and their several contacts are for thepurpose of holding energized the selected relays of the severalregisters, when once energized from the contact bars and fingers, andreleasing them row by row in the order outlined below. Cam 53 throughcontact 53A holds energized a measured length of time such of the firstrow of relays, I, 2, 3, 4, 5, of the A group as may have been energized;contact 533, the third row in the B group; and contact 530, the secondrow in the C group.

In like manner, contacts 54A, 54B, 54C, hold energized the second,first, and third registers respectively of groups A, B, andC; andcontacts 55A, 55B, 55C, the third, second, and first registersrespectively of groups A, B, and C.

Cams 56, 51, 58, and contacts 56A, 51A, 58A, are for the purpose ofenergizing the shift relays, as I, which set up circuits through theregisters to the printing elements. These cams through their contactscontrol the shift relays in the same order as cams 53, 54, 55, controlthe continued energizations of the register relays. Contact 56A ismultipled to conductors 56B, 51D, 580, which lead to the first shiftrelay, I, of the first register in theA group, the third shift relay,I2, in the B group, and the second shift relay ll, in the C group.Contact 51A is wired in like manner to the second shift relay 8, in theA group, the first relay, I5, in the C group. Contact 58A is wired tothe third shift relay, 9, in the A group, the

shift relay, I0, inthe B group, and the third shiftsecond shift relay, II, in the Bgroup, and the first shift relay, I3, in the C group.

Cam 62 is for the purpose of grounding bars 59, 60, 6|, on the stoppageof the card at its intermediate position when the fingers make contactwith the bars.

Contact bars 59, 60, BI, are common to all three groups of registers Onebar is necessary for each character; the three bars here represent threelines, with but one character each. Each baris fitted with fiv-e contactfingers, as 59A. These are wired to the contacts of the transfer relays,as 6, and in multiple with all other like contacts, in order thatthe'fingers of each barmay be made common to the three register groups.These bars are momentarily grounded when the card stops, as indicatedabove. The fingers of bar 59 lead to the first register of each group;of bar 60, to the second; and of bar 61, 'to the third.

Printing elements. Figure 3.Three permutationmovements are shown inschematic form at D, E, and F, with printing apparatus, in side view, inposition for printing, and a conventional belt conveyor, I00. Theconveyor is fitted with shoes, as IO0A, IO0B, I000, equally spaced toposition the papers progressively in line with the several printinghammers. The paper feeding mechanism is not shown. I

The permutation movement and its associated printing apparatus at D ispositioned to print the top line of an address; at E, the middle line; a

at F, the bottom line.

.The conveyor, I00, is drawn forward step by step at the end of eachprinting operation, by means of solenoid I M, ratchet movement I02,toothed wheel I03, gears I04 and I05, and wheel I06. Three papers, I01,I08, I09, are shown in position on the belt; I01 being in position forreceiving the imprint of the first line, I08 for the second line, andI09 for the third line; the first line for papers I08 and I09 havingbeen previously printed by the element at D, and the second line forpaper I09 by the element at E.

Card feed. Figure 4.-A conventional card feed is illustrated, with acard, I5, in position in relation to the contact bars and fingers, as59A, 60A, GIA. The cards are fed one at a time, with a momentary pausein the position shown, whereupon the bars are momentarily grounded,setting up circuits through the perforations to the fingers forenergizing the selected register relays. Cards, I0, are shown stacked onthe platform, H, from which they are fed one by one by a reciprocatingcross-head feed, I8, and feed rollers I9, 19A, 19B, 19C. Rollers I9 and190 are rigidly attached totheir respective shafts, 8| and MA, as aretheir driving gears and 80A. Gear 82, which is driven from gear 83, isalso attached to shaft 8|.

' in end view, with wiring. They are driven by gears and.86, with aratio of 1 to 3.

character to be struck by the type hammer, H4, in printing. The movementhas five permutation members, I5, I6, 11, I8, I0, each with a differentlength of stroke for displacing the type-bar a given distance. Member I5effects a movement equivalent to one type space; I6, 2 spaces; TI, 4;I8, 8; I9, 16. Through the action of these members singly or incombinations, the type-bar may be moved into any position from I to 3|.The type may be arranged on the bar with reference to frequency ofprinting, in such wise as to average the minimum movement in practicaluse. Each member consists of a solenoid, as 18A, 2. plunger rod, as 183,two slide bars, as 18C and 78D, a spacing bar, as 78E, and a push bar,as 18F. The spacing and push bars are here shown held in position byguide pins.

On the energization of solenoid 18A, the down stroke of rod I8B forcesslide bars I80 and 78D downward a like distance against spacing bar 18E,moving push bar 18F forward eight spaces,

which has the effect of advancing the type-bar lI2 against the tensionof spring 8| a like distance. Backward movement (to the left) isprevented by the intervening spacing and push bars and back stop 82, andupward movement by various guide pins, as indicated in the drawings.

On the simultaneous energization of twosolenoids, as III and 18A, theirplunger rods 15B and E83 and slide bars 150 and 15D, ISO and 18D, areforced downward. The left-hand face of bar 150 is forced against backstop 82, and the inside faces-of bars 150 and 15D against spacing barl5E, moving push bars 15F, 16F, 11F, 18F, spacing bars 16E, 11E, 18E,19E, slide bars 16C, 16D, 17C, "ND, 18C, 18D, 19C, 19D, and type-bar II2forward one space; slide bars 18C and 18D, being forced downward by rodI8B, these also advance in like manner push bar 18F, spacing bar 19E,and type-bar II2 eight spaces additional. The combined and concurrentaction of the two members has advanced the type-bar nine spaces, in onecontinuous movement The movement is illustrated with capacity for thealphabet and a few other characters, though not for figures. In practiceit might be well to arrange in addressing for a few special bars forfigures at the beginning of the second line rather than to extend allbars to suificient length for figures.

Only three types are shown, 83, 83A, I I3. These are contained inconventional holders, as 85, which are attached to type-bar II2. I I4 isa printing hammer, which is rigidly secured at its left end. mer againstthe tension of spring 843 in a printing operation. The energization ofmagnet II5X is momentary; on its'deenergization, spring 843 snaps thehammer downward against stop 84C, causing the face of the hammer tostrike the type-bar a blow and causing the type through the ribbon I I0to stamp its impression on the paper.

Cards. Figure 7.The left ends of three cards, 80, SI, 92, are shown infragmentary view. The perforations illustrated are, in the first card Afor the letter A (to represent a line of print), 90B for B, 90C for C;in the second card, for B, C, and A; in the third, for C, B, and A.

Description of operation.

Motor 84 is started, gear 83 advances gear 82, card 90 takes theposition shown by card 15 in Figure 4, and pauses momentarily. The cardis perforated as next above stated for the letters A, B, and C. At theposition taken by the card,

I I5X is a magnet for raising the hamcams 50 and 82 close contacts 50Aand 62A; contact 50A grounds conductor 50D, energizing groundingtransfer contacts A,6B,6C and SD, of

' contact 54A. For the third line, relays I1 and I8 are locked up.through windings HE and I8B, conductor 55D, and contact 55A. Registercontacts IC, IBC, I and I8C, close, preparing circuits for positioningthe printing elements (Fig. 3) as will be described.

Gear 83 advances gear 82 to eject card 90; shaft 81 advances cams 50 and62, opening contacts 50A and 62A, releasing transfer relay 6, andremoving ground from bars 59, 60, BI. Cam 59 advancing closes contact56A, grounding conductor 56B, energizing shift relay 1, groundingcontact 1A, conductor 1X, register contact IC, and transfer contact 11?,energizing solenoid III, advancing type-bar II2 one type space,positioning type II3 under hammer H4 and over ribbon H0, in position toimprint the selected letter on paper I01. Cam 5I advances, closingcontact 5IA, grounding conductor 5ID, 5ID (Fig. 3), momentarilyenergizing magnet II5X, it deenergizes; hammer Ill strikes type II3 ablow, imprinting the letter A on paper I01 for the top line of theaddress.

Cam 58 advances, opening contact 58A, releasing shift relay I, whichreleases solenoid III. The type-bar returns to its normal position. Cam53 also advances, momentarily opening contacts 53A, 53B, 53C; contact53A releases relay I.

Following the printing operation, cam 52 momentarily closes contact 52A,grounding conductor 52D, 52D (Fig. 3), energizing solenoid IOI,advancing paper I01 to the position shown for paper I08 for the secondline of the address.

Card 9I has advanced for the record of the second paper. Cams 50 and 62advance to the second position, and close contacts 503 and 623. Contact50B grounds conductor 50E, energizing transfer relay 2I. Contact 523grounds bars 59, 60, 8|, grounding fingers 59B, 60A, 60B and 8IA, andenergizing through transfer contacts 2IA, 2IB, 2IC and. 2ID, relay 22for the first line of the second paper, and relays 23 and 24 for thesecond line, and relay 25 for the third line of the same paper. Relay 22looks up through winding 22B, conductor 55E, contact 5413, relays 23 and24, windings 23B and 24B, .conductor 55E, and contact 5513, relay 25,winding 25B, conductor. 53E, and contact 53B.

Gear 83 advances gear 82 to eject card 9|.

Cams 50 and 82 advance, openinuontacts 50B and 62B, releasing transferrelay 2I and removing ground from bars 59, 50, 5|. Cam 51 has advancedto the second position, closing contact 51A, grounding conductors 56C,513, energizing shift relays 8 and I0, grounding contacts 8A, IOA,conductors 8X, IOX, register contacts I60, 220, shift contacts 8E andIOE, conductors 21A and A, energizing solenoids H5 and H8, advancingtype-bars II2 and H1 two type spaces. Cam 5I closes contact 5IB,grounding conductor 5ID, 5ID (Fig. 3), energizing magnets H52! and I2I,with the effect as before described, imprinting the letter C on the topline of the second paper positioned at I 01, and the middle line of thefirst.

paper positioned at I08.

Cam 51 advances, opening contact 51A, releas ing shift relays 8 and I0,which release solenoids H5 and H5. Type-bars II2 and H1 return to theirnormal positions. Cam 54 advances, opening contacts 54A, 54B, 54C;contact 54A releases relay I6; contact 543 releases relay 22. Cam 52closes contact 523, energizing solenoid IOI, advancing the first paperto the position indicated by I09 for the third line, and the secondpaper to position I08 for the second line.

Card 9| having been ejected, card 92 is positioned for transferring itsrecord to the register relays for the third paper. Cam 50 closes contact50C, grounding conductor 50F, energizing transfer relay 21. Cam 62closes contact 820, grounding bars 59, 50, 6|, fingers 59A, 59B, 50B and6IA, energizing through transfer contacts 21A, 21B, 21C and 21D, relays28 and 29, for the top line of the third paper, relay 3| for the middleline of this paper, and relay 32 for the bottom line of this paper.

Relays 28 and 29 lock up through windings 28B and 29B, conductor 55F,contact 55C, relay 3|, winding 3IB, conductor 53F, and contact 530,relay 32, winding 32B, conductor 54F, and contact 540, closing registercontacts 28C, 29C, 3IC and 32C. Cams 50 and 62 advancing opened contacts500 and 62C, releasing transfer relay 21 and removing ground frombars59, 50, 8I..

Cam 58 advancing to the third position, closes contact 58A, groundingconductors 56D, 51C, 5813, energizing shift relays 9, II, I3, whichground contacts 9A, IIA, I3A, conductors 9X, IIX, I3X, register contactsI10, I80, 23C, 24C, 28C, 29C, shift contacts I05, IOE, IIF, IIE, I3F,I3E, conductors 33, 33A, 21, 21A, 20, 20A, energizing solenoids III, H5,H8, H6, H9, I20, advancing each of the several type-bars three typespaces.

Magnets II5X, I2I, I22, are energized from contact 520, imprinting theletter C on the b0ttom line of the first paper, now in the positionindicated by I09, the letter C on the middle line of the second paper,and the letter C on the top line of the third paper.

Cam 58 advances to its third position, opening contact 58A, releasingshift relays 9, I I, I3, which releases the several solenoids; thetype-bars return to their normal positions. Cam 55 reaches its thirdposition, opening contacts 55A, 55B, 55C. Contact 55A releases registerrelays I1 and I8; contact 553, relays 23 and 2|; contact 550, relays 28and 29.

0am 52 reaches its third position, closing contact 52C, energizingsolenoid IOI, ejecting the first paper and advancing the second paper tothe third position and the third paper to the second position. Thefourth paper takes its position at the beginning. 4

Card 92 is ejected, and the fourth card sets up circuits as beforedescribed, to energize the register relays of the A group, and to printthe top line of the-fourth paper, while the middle line of the third andthe bottom line of the secon are likewise being set up and printed.

Succeeding operations take place in accordance with the foregoingdescription.

To carry out the object of providing for duplication or reduplication ofprinting in several places at one time, it will be apparent that theprinting mechanisms can be so duplicated or reduplicated, and that theduplicates can be so controlled from the present registers throughcircuits and mechanisms, or mechanisms duly multipled, as to control thetype positioning and printing of all those required to. operate withlike effect at one time.

The mechanisms for carrying this invention into efiect'are illustratedin conventional forms. They might be made in widely different forms andwith widely varying electrical and mechanical arrangements. I do notwish to be understood as limiting the embodiment of this invention todetails herein illustratively shown, or its uses to those hereinmentioned.

I claim:

1. In an addressing machine, the combination of registers settableconcurrently from selectable contacts in corresponding groups, printingelements controllable respectively by said registers, and means forsuccessively actuating successive groups of said printing elements toprint successively the lines of an address according to the respectiveregister settings.

2. In an addressing machine, the combination of a series of registers,contacts settable according to type characters, means for setting saidregistersin turn according to successively selected contacts, printingelements controllable in common by the several registers, and means forsuccessively actuating said printing elements according to thesuccessive register settings.

3. In an addressing machine, the combination of a series of groups ofregisters, means for setting the registers of a group from respectiveselectable contacts, means for so setting the series of register groupssuccessively, a plurality of printing elements controllable in common byregisters in the several groups, and means for concurrently actuatingthe several printing elements each according to a register setting.

4. In an addressing machine, the combination of a series of groups ofregisters, means for setting the registers of a group from contactsselectable through card perforations and representing respective linesof type, means for so setting the series of register groups in turnaccord ing to perforated cards successively positioned, a plurality ofprinting elements controllable in common by registers in the severalgroups, control means for selecting several printing ele-' ments at oncefor operation each according to the setting of a register of each group,and means for concurrently actuating the several printing elements soselected.

5. In an addressing machine, the combination of type carriers arrangedin a plurality of groups, electrically controlled means for positioningtype, contacts settable according to type characters, locking relaysselectable according to set contacts, type-positioning-control circuitsclosable by such relays, and means for delayed electrification of suchcircuits, group by group corresponding to said groups of type carriers.

. 6. In an addressing machine, the combination of electricallycontrolled means for positioning 'type, contacts settable according totype characters, groups of locking relays selectable according tocontacts settable in corresponding groups, typepositioning-controlcircuits in corresponding groups closable by such relays, means fordelayed electrification of such groups or" circuits, and means forcontrolling the electrifying means of such groups of circuits in turn.

7. In an addressing machine, the combination of a group of registerseach including locking relays settable from contacts representingrespective lines of type, a printing element includingregister-controlled typ -positioning and printing means, and means forcontrolling successive printings according to the relays set for eachtype line.

8. In an addressing machine, the. combination of a plurality ofregisters settable at once according to contacts representative of typecharacters, a like plurality of printing elements controllable by saidregisters, and means controlled in commen for printing successivelyunder control of such registers in turn and for positioning a papersuccessively in relation to said printing elements.

9. In an addressing machine, the combination of a plurality of series ofregisters, a series of code contacts one for each register in any oneseries, settable according to codes for type characters, means forsetting said several series of registers in rotation according tosuccessive selections of said contacts, printingetype elementscontrollable in common by the several series of registers successively,and means for rerepeatedly actuating said printing elements according tothe successive register settings.

10. In an addressing machine controlled by a sensing record, thecombination of a plurality of line-printing devices, a plurality of typemembers in line in each said device, a plurality of code-registeringselectors, one for each of said type members, means whereby eachselector controls its associated type member to present for printing atype represented by a registered code, sensing means controlling saidselectors to control said type members line by line to registersuccessively the lines or" an address, one line in each of saidline-printing devices, and means for operating said line-printingdevices -to print successively upon one record sheet.

11. In an addressing machine controlled by a sensing record, thecombination of a plurality of line-printing devices, a plurality of typemembers in line in each said device, a plurality of code-registeringselectors, one for each of said type members, each selector controllingits associated type member to present for printing a type represented bya registered code, sensing means controlling said selectors to controlsaid type members line by line to register successively the lines of anaddress, one line in each of said line-printing devices, said sensingmeans operable by successive sensing records to control a plurality ofsaid line-printing devices simultaneously, whereby a plurality of linesare printed simultaneously upon a plurality of record sheets.

12. In an addressing machine for printing a multi-line address on paperby a plurality of printers, the combination of a plurality of series ofregisters, one series for each line, settable contact means forcontrolling registrations con currently on all of said registersaccording to characters of all the lines, a plurality of printers, onefor each line, means for transferring the registratio-n for the firstline to the first printer, means for operating the first printer toprint the first line and for moving the paper from the first printer tothe second printer, means for transferring the registration for thesecond line to the second printer, means for operating the secondprinter to print the second line, and so on, whereby the lines areprinted on the paper with spacing closer than the several printers.

13. In an addressing machine for printing a multi-line address on paperby a plurality of printers, the combination of a plurality of registers,one for each line, settable contact means for controlling registrationsconcurrently on all of said registers according to characters. of allthe lines, a plurality of printers, one for each line, means fortransferring the registration for the first line to the first printer,means for operating the first printer to print the first line and formoving the paper from the first printer to the second printer, means fortransferring the registration for 'the second line to the secondprinter, means for operating the second printer to print the secondline, and so on, whereby the lines are printed on the paper with spacingcloser than the spacing of the several printers, duplicate sets ofregisters, and overlap means whereby the several operations may beperformed serially and concurrently on a plurality of papers for variantaddresses.

14. In an addressing machine controlled by a sensing record thecombination of a plurality of line-printing mechanisms each adapted toprint a line, sensing devices for controlling said lineprintingmechanisms, and means for printing by said mechanisms upon a receivingsurface lines with spacing closer than the spacing of the severalline-printing mechanisms.

15. In an electrical addressing machine, the combination of electricallycontrolled means for positioning at one time all type required to printa line, storage means for codes for a plurality of lines, and means fortransferring codes from said storage means to said electricallycontrolled means line by line.

16. In a card controlled device, a card container, card sensing devices,means to shift a card from said card container to said card sensingdevices, storage means adapted to register at one time all sensedindications, printing devices controllable by said storage means, andtransfer means for transferring said stored indications piecemeal tosaid printing devices.

1'7. In a card controlled device, a card container, card sensingdevices, means to shift a card from said container to said card sensingdevices, storage means adapted to register at one time all sensedindications and to store and retain the said sensed indications,printing devices controllable by said storage means, transfer devicesfor transferring said stored indications piecemeal to said printingdevices, and means to shift said card away from said card sensingdevices and operative while said storage means retains a registration ofsaid sensed indications.

'18. In a card controlled printing machine, sensing means for closingelectrical contacts through all perforations in a card, means forfeeding cards to said sensing means, a master contact for closingcircuits through closed ones of said contacts, sequence means forclosing and opening said master contact while said contacts are closed,and means for operating said sequence means in timed relation with theoperation of the card feeding means.

19. In a card controlled printing machine, a plurality of registers,aplurality of electrical circuits leading to said registers, means forselectively connecting said circuits to said registers, means forelectrifying said circuits intermittently, means for operating theselecting and electrifying means in timed relation, and sensing meanscomprising contacts closed through perforations in a card for preparingsaid circuits for electrification.

20. In a printing machine, registering means controlled by a card forregistering representa- 1 tions of a large number of characters, andprinting means under control of the registering means for automaticallyprinting simultaneously a smaller number of characters than the numberof characters registered in said registering means.

21. In a printing machine controllable from a sensing record, thecombination of record-sensin contacts, registers arranged in a pluralityof groups and all settable concurrently by control of saidrecord-sensing contacts, printing means operable by control of saidregisters, and means for successively actuating said printing means toprint successive lines under control of successive groups of saidregisters.

22. In a printing machine controllable from a sensing record, thecombination of record-sensing means, registers settable concurrently bysaid record-sensing means, printing means settable under control of saidregisters, means for independently and successively setting up saidprinting means under control of said registers, and means forsuccessively operating said printing means to make an impressiontherefrom after set-up thereof.

23. In a printing machine controllable from a sensing record containingperforations for a plurality of lines of printing, the combination ofrecord-sensing means, a plurality of registers settable concurrently bysaid record-sensing means, each of said registers being set for one lineof printing, a plurality of printing means respectively settable undercontrol of said registers, means for independently and successivelysetting up said printing means, and means for successively operatingsaid printing means to print successive lines on a single receivingsurface.

24. In an addressing machine controllable from sensing records insuccession, each such record containing perforations for a plurality oflines of printing, the combination of record-sensing means for sensingone record a group of registers settable concurrently by saidrecord-sensing means and responsive to one of said sensing records, aplurality of printing means operable successively to print successivelines on a single receiving surface under control of separate subgroupsof said group of registers and further starting the type positioningaction.

26. In an addressing machine, the combination of means for positioningat one time all types required to print a line, card controlled storagemeans for type codes for a plurality of lines, and means fortransferring codes line by line from said storage means to said meansfor positioning types.

27. In a printing machine controlled by records each of which containscodes for a plurality of lines, storage means for codes, printing means,sensing means for transferring codes from said records to said storagemeans record by record, and transfer means for transferring codes fromsaid storage means to said printing means line by line.

28. In an addressing machine, the combination of a plurality ofline-printing devices, a plurality of type members in line in each saiddevice.

receiving paper between successive printings' a plurality ofcode-registering selectors, one for each of said type members, sequencemeans controlling said selectors to control said type members line byline to register successively the lines of an address, one line in eachof said line-printing devices, and means for operating said lineprintingdevices to print successively upon one record surface.

29. In a record-controlled addressing machine, a plurality of printerseach settable under control of said record and each adapted to print oneline of an address, means for moving a paper from printer to printer,and sequence means for printing upon said paper a plurality of lines,successively, one line by each of said printers.

30. In a record-controlled addressing machine, a plurality of printingmechanisms each adapted to print one line of an address, sensing meansresponsive to said record and operating to control said printingmechanisms to vary the characters printed, means for operating saidprinting mechanisms successively to print upon a receiving surface, andmeans for moving said receiving surface between printing operations.

31. In a record-controlled printing machine, a plurality of printingmechanisms responsive to said record to vary the characters printed andeach adapted to print one line, means for operating said mechanismssuccessively to print upon a receiving paper, and means for moving thesaid through a distance other than the distance between printers.

32. In a card-controlled addressingmachine, printing means adapted toprint a complete line at one printing impression, a plurality of sets ofcode storage relays, sensing means for searching a card for setting allrelays to register in code manner in response to any records found insaid card, and sequence means for using line by line,

sensing means for closing electrical contacts through perforations in acard, a master contact for closing circuits through closed ones of saidcontacts representing characters for a plurality of lines of printing,storage registers responsive to said closed circuits to effectregistrations thereof, and means for utilizing said registrations lineby line.

34. In a card-controlled addressing machine, a plurality of electricalcircuits, means for electrifying said circuits intermittently, sensingmeans comprising contacts closed through perforations in said card forpreparing said circuits for electrification, and storing devicesresponsive to closed ones of said circuits and representing charactersfor a plurality of lines of printing.

35. In a card-controlledaddressing machine,

. a plurality of registers, circuits for operating.

said registers, sensingdevices adapted to close contacts in saidcircuits through perforations in cards to select among said registers, amaster contact for closing said circuits to operate said selectedregisters, locking circuits for said operated registers, and sequencemeans for closing said contacts, closing said master contact, openingsaid master contact and opening said contacts in the order of closingand opening as recited. 1

36. In a printing machine, a plurality of code registers adapted toregister character codes for a number of characters exceeding the number37. In a card-controlled addressing machine, a

a plurality of code registers, code contacts closable throughperforations in a control card, means for closing circuits includingsaid contacts and representing only codes for characters closablethrough perforations in said control card to operate said registers, aplurality of printing means, and means for sequentially setting up. 7

said printing means under control of said registers one at a time.

38. In a card-controlled addressing machine,

a plurality of code registers, means for simultaneously closing circuitsrepresenting only codes for characters to be entered in said registers,printing elements for printing said characters, and means forsuccessively setting up said printing elements by registers which havebeen operated by said card-controlled circuits to successively printsaid characters.

. 39. In a form-controlled addressing machine, storage means of capacityfor storing the address of one complete product of the machine,formsensing means of capacity for fully setting said storage means atoneoperation, printing means of capacityfor printing one complete productof the machine and under control of said storage means, and sequencemeans for operating said printing means to print said product part bypart according to corresponding parts of said storage means.

40. In a form-controlled addressing machine, a'plurality of storagemeans each of capacity for storing the address for one complete productof the machine, form-sensing means of capacity for fully setting one ofsaid storage means at one operation, printing means of capacity forprinting one complete product of the machine and under control of saidstorage means, and sequence means for operating said printing means toprint concurrently a plurality of said products part by part accordingto corresponding parts of a plurality of said storage means.

41. In a form-controlled addressing machine, storage means of capacityfor storing an address of a plurality of lines for one complete productof the machine, form-sensing means of capacity for fully setting saidstorage means at one op oration, printing means of capacity for printinga plurality of lines equivalent-to one complete product of the machineand under control of said storage means, and sequence means foroperating said printing means to print said product line by lineaccording to corresponding parts of said storage means. I

42. In a form-controlled addressing machine, a plurality of storagemeans eachbf capacity for storing an address of a plurality of lines forone complete product of the machine, form-sensing means of capacity for.fully setting one of said storage means at one operation, printingmeans 43. In a form-controlled addressing machine, storage means ofcapacity for storing an address of one complete product of the machine,formsensing means of capacity for fully setting said storage means atone operation, a plurality of printing means under control of saidstorage means, and sequence means for operating said printing meansseverally to print said complete product part by part according tocorresponding parts of said storage means.

44. In a form-controlled addressing machine, a plurality of storagemeans each of capacity for storing an address for one complete productof the machine, form-sensing means of capacityfor fully setting one ofsaid storage means to represent a complete address at one opera tion,printing means severally adapted to respond to all of the several partsof said storage means, and sequence means controlling said severalprinting means concurrently to print simultaneously a plurality of saidmachine products part by part in overlap manner, according to thesetting of corresponding parts of said plurality of storage means.

45. In an addressing machine controlled by a form having perforationsfor characters only, said perforations arranged in positions upon saidform corresponding to positions of the said characters upon a printedproduct element, registers, one for each character position of saidprinted product, operable into printer controlling conditions undercontrol generated by virtue of said perforations in correspondingcharacter positions in said form, printers having a non-printingposition and operable into printing conditions each under controlgenerated only by one of said registers in printer-controllingcondition, and control means for said registers for said printers andfor said product element whereby said printers are moved fromnon-printing position and printing is effected upon said element in onlyprinting positions indicated by perforations in corresponding characterpositions in said form.

46. In a iine-by-line addressing machine con trolled by a form havingperforations for characters only, said perforations arranged inpositions upon said form corresponding to positions of the saidcharacters in a line of a printed product element, registers, one foreach character position of said printed product, operable intoprinter-controlling conditions under control genacters only, saidperforations arranged ifiositions upon said form. corresponding topositions of said characters in a line upon a printed product element,printers having a non-printing position and operable into printingconditions under control by said perforations incorresponding characterpositions in said form, and control means for said printers whereby saidprinters are moved -from non-printing position and printing is effectedupon said product element in only printing positions indicated byperforations in corresponding positions in said form.

48. In a line-by-line printing machine controlled by a form havingperforations for characters only, printers operable into printingconditions under control by said perforations in corresponding characterpositions, said printers having normal non-printing conditions, andcontrol means for said printers whereby said printers are moved fromnon-printing position and printing is efiected upon product elements inonly printing positions indicated by perforations in the control form.

49. In a record card-controlled printing machine, storage means, meansfor sensing a card and entering at least a part of the record thereon insaid storage means, printing means, and means for setting up saidprinting means according to a record entered in said storage meanswhereby said printing means may be operated to print according to therecord entered in said storage means.

50. In a record card-controlled printing machine, storage means, meansfor sensing a card and entering at least a part of the record thereon insaid storage means, printing means, means for setting up said printingmeans according to a part of the record entered in said storage meanswhereby said printing means may be operated to print according to thepart of the record entered in said storage means in accordance withwhich the printing means is set up, a second printing means, and meansfor setting up said second printing means according to another part ofthe record entered in said storage means whereby the second printingmeans may be operated to print according to the part of the recordentered in said storage means in accordance with which said secondprinting means is set up.

51. In a record card-controlled printing-machine, storage means, meansfor sensing a card and entering at least a part of the record thereon insaid storage means, printing means, means for setting up said printingmeans according to a part of the record entered in said storage means, asecond printing means, and means for setting up the second printingmeans according to another part of the record entered in said storagemeans after the first named printing means has been set up.

52. In a record card-controlled printing machine, storage means, meansfor sensing a card and entering at least a part of the record thereon insaid storage means, printing means, means for setting up said printingmeans according to a part of the record entered in said storage means,means for operating the printing means to make an impression therefromafter set-up thereof, a second printing means, and means for setting upthe second printing means according to another part of the recordentered in said storage means after an impression has been made from thefirst printing means.

53. In a record card-controlled printing machine, card feeding means,storage means, means for sensing a card fed by the card feeding meansand for-entering at least a part of the record thereonin' said storagemeans, printing means, and'means for setting up said printing means fromat least a part of the record entered in said storage means after saidcard feeding means has fed the card from' which a record was entered inthe storage means from cooperation with the sensing means;

54. In a record card-controlled printing machine, card feeding means,storage means, sensing and entering means, operating means for operatingsaid sensing and entering means to sense a card for a record thereon andenter the sensed record in the storage means, printing means, means forsetting up said printing means,

means, means for setting up said printing means from at least a part ofthe record entered in said storage means, sheet feedingv means, andmeans for operating the printing means after set-up thereof to make animpression on a sheet fed thereinto by the sheet feeding means.

56. In a record card controlled printing machine, card sensing means,means for feeding cards past said card sensing means, storage means,means for entering a record sensed by the sensing means in the storagemeans, printing means, means for setting up said printing means from apart of the record entered in said storage means, sheet feeding means,means for operating the printing means after set-up thereof to make animpression on a sheet fed thereinto by the sheet feeding means, a secondprinting means, means for setting up the second printing means fromanother part of the record entered in said storage means, andrneans foroperating the second printing means to make an impression on a sheet fedthereinto from the first printing means by said sheet feeding means.

57. In a printing machine, means for simultaneously sensing a pluralityof lines of a record, a printing means for each line, and means forsuccessively setting up the printing means to successively print thesensed lines.

58. In a printing machine, means for simultaneously sensing a pluralityof lines of a record, separate storage means for each sensed line andunder control of the sensing means, a printing means for each line, andmeans for successively setting up the printing means from the storagemeans to successively print the sensed lines.

59. In a printing machine for successively printing related lines of arecord, means for separately storing the lines, means for simultaneouslysensing the lines and separately entering the lines in the storingmeans, a printing means for each line, and means for successivelysetting up the printing means each from a separate storing means."

60. In a printing machine for simultaneously sensing a plurality oflines of record on a card or the like, a register, means fortransferring the sensed lines of the record into the register, printingmeans for separately printing the sensed lines, and means fortransferring the sensed lines to the printing means line by line.

61. In a printing machine controlled by cards or the like hearingrecords each consisting of a plurality of lines of printing, storagemeans, means for sensing a card or the like and simultaneously enteringthe record of the plurality of lines in the storage means, printingmeans for separately printing lines of printing, and means for settingup the printing means from the storage means whereby the printing meansmay be operated to separately print lines of the record entered in thestorage means.

62. In an addressing machine controlled by cards or the likebearingrecords of addresses consisting of a plurality of lines ofprinting, storage means, means for sensing a card or the like andsimultaneously entering the record of an address in the storage means,printing means for separately printing the lines of an address, andmeans for successively setting up the printing means from the storagemeans to successively print the lines of the address.

63. In a printing machine, card feeding means for feeding cards eachbearing a record of a plurality of lines of printing, sheet feedingmeans for feeding sheets each to receive impressions of a plurality oflines of printing, printing means for separately printing the lines ofprinting on each sheet, means for sensing the cards and setting up theprinting means, and means for operating the card feeding means, sheetfeeding means and sensing and setting up means whereby a card and acompletely printed sheet are ejected in each operation of the machine.

64. In a printing machine, card feeding means for feeding cards eachbearing a record of a plurality of lines of printing, sheet feedingmeans for feeding sheets each to receive impressions of a plurality oflines of printing, printing means for separately printing the lines ofprinting on each sheet, storage means, means for sensing a card andsimultaneously entering in the storage means a record of a plurality oflines of printing, printing means for separately printing lines ofprinting on each sheet, means for setting up the printing means from thestorage means, and means for operating the card feeding means, sheetfeeding means, sensing and entering means, storage means, printing meansand printing means setting up means to eject a card and a completelyprinted sheet in each operation of the machine.

65. In a printing machine, card feeding means for feeding cards eachbearing a record of a plurality of lines of printing, sheet feedingmeans for feeding sheets each to receive impressions of a plurality oflines of printing, printing means for separately printing the lines ofprinting on each sheet, a plurality of storage means, means for sensingcards and selectively entering the records of a plurality of lines ofprinting in the storage means, printing means for separately printinglines of printing on each sheet, means for setting up the printing meansselectively from the storage means whereby each printing means is set upfrom a different storage means for each printing operation, and meansfor operating the card feeding means, sheet feeding means, sensing andentering means, storage means, printing means and printing means settingup means to eject a card and a completely printed sheet in eachoperation of the machine.

66. In an addressing machine, a plurality of printing mechanisms eachhaving settable types and adapted to print one line of an address, meansformoving a paper from printer to printer, means for printing upon saidpaper a plurality of lines of the address, successively, one line byeach of said printing mechanisms, and means in each said printingmechanism to reset said settable types betweensuccessive printings.

6'7. In an addressing machine, a plurality of printing mechanisms eachhaving settable types and adapted to print one line of an address, meansfor operating said mechanisms successively, means in said printingmechanism to reset said settable types between successive printings, andmeans for moving a receiving paper between successive printings.

68. In an addressing machine, a plurality of printing mechanisms eachhaving settable types and adapted to print a line of an address, meansfor operating said mechanisms successively to print upon a receivingpaper, means in each said printing mechanism to reset said settabletypes between successive printings, and means for moving the receivingpaper between successive printings through a distance other than thedistance between printers so that the spacing apart of the printings onthe paper will be different from the spacing apart of the said printers.

69. In a card controlled addressing machine, printing means adapted toprint a complete line at one printing impression, a plurality of sets ofstorage relays, sensing means for searching a card and for setting allrelays to register in code manner in response to any records found insaid card, and sequence means for using a portion only of the storedregistrations of said sets of storage relays to control said printingmeans.

70. In a card controlled addressing machine, a printing mechanism, astorage set of relays comprising a feeding relay, a plurality of groupsof storage relays, and a plurality of delivery relays; means includingsaid feeding relay for electrifying in code manner all of said storagerelays under control of a card, and means including said delivery relaysfor controlling said printing mechanism by group after group of saidstorage relays successively.

'71. In a card controlled addressing machine, a printing mechanism, astorage set of relays comprising a feeding relay, a plurality of groupsof storage relays, and a plurality of delivery relays; means includingsaid feeding relay for electrifying in code manner all of said storagerelays in accordance with a control card, means including said deliveryrelays for controlling said printing mechanism by group after group ofsaid storage relays successively, and a sequence system of contacts forcontrolling the sequential actions of said relays.

72. In a card controlled addressing machine, a series of printingmechanisms, a plurality of storage sets of relays comprising feedingrelays, groups of storage relays, and a plurality of delivery relays;means including said feeding relays for electrifying in code manner aplurality of groups of said storage relays, variant groups successivelyby control of successive cards, and means including said delivery relaysfor controlling independently said printing mechanisms.

73. In a card controlled addressing machine, a series of printingmechanisms a plurality of storage sets of relays comprising feedingrelays, groups of storage relays, and a plurality of delivery relays;means including said'feeding relays for electrifying in code manner aplurality of groups of said storage relays, variant groups successivelyby control of successive cards, means including said delivery relays forcontrolling independently and simultaneously said printing mechanisms,paper shifting means, and cam controlled contacts operable in sequentialrelation for controlling the operation and cooperation of said relays,said printing mechanisms and said paper shift means whereby a pluralityof lines of an address are read simultaneously from a card and storedand a variant plurality of lines of addresses are deliveredsimultaneously to said printing mechanisms for printing upon variouspapers being simultaneously addressed.

74. In an addressing machine controlled by cards or the like bearingrecords consisting of a plurality of lines of printing, storage means,means for sensing a card or the like and simultaneously entering therecord of an address in the storage means, printing means for separatelyprinting the lines of an address, selector means for setting up saidprinting means, and means for successively actuating the selector meansfrom said storage means to successively print the lines of the address.

'75. In a printing machine for simultaneously sensing a plurality oflines of a record on a card or the like, a register, means fortransferring the sensed lines of the record into the register, printingmeans for separately printing the sensed lines, selector means forsetting up the printing means, and means for transferring the sensedlines to the selector means line by line to thereby set up the printingmeans line by line.

76. In a printing machine, means for simultaneously sensing a pluralityof parts of a record on a card or the like, a register, means fortransferring the sensed parts of the record into the register, printingmeans for separately printing the sensed parts, and means fortransferring the sensed parts from the register to the printing means.

'77. In a printing machine, means for simultaneously sensing a pluralityof parts of records on cards or the like, a register, means fortransferring the sensed parts of the records into the register, printingmeans for separately printing the sensed parts, means for transferringthe sensed parts from the register to the printing means, and means foroperating said transferring means to simultaneously transfer the sensedparts to the printing means.

78. In a printing machine, means for sensing a. plurality of parts of arecord on a card or the like. a register, means for entering the sensedparts of the record in the register, printing means, and means foroperating the printing means under control of the register to effectprinting of the sensed parts.

79. In a printing machine, means for sensing a plurality of parts of arecord on a card or the like, a register, means for entering the sensedparts of the record in the register, a plurality of printing means, andmeans for operating the printing means under control of the register toeffect printing of the respective sensed parts in the respectiveprinting means.

80. In a printing machine, means for sensing a plurality of parts of arecord on a card or the like, a register, means for entering the sensedparts of the record in the register, printing means, means fortransferring the sensed parts from the register to the printing means,and means for operating the printing means to print the sensed parts inpredetermined arrangement.

81. In a printing machine, means for sensing a plurality of parts of arecord on a card or the like, a register, means for entering the sensedparts of the record in the register, printing means, and means fortransferring the sensed parts from the register to the printing meansand operable to effect operation of the printing means to print thesensed parts in predetermined arrangement.

82. In a. printing machine, means for simultaneously sensing a pluralityof parts of a record on a card or the like, a register, means fortransferring the sensed parts of the record into the register, printingmeans for separately printing the sensed parts, means for transferringthe sensed parts from the register to the printing means, and means forreleasing said register after the transfer of said sensed parts to saidprinting means.

83. In a printing machine, meansfor sensing a plurality of parts of arecord on a card or the like, a register, means for entering the sensedparts of the record in the register, printing means, means for operatingthe printing means under control of the register to effect printing ofthe sensed parts, and means for releasing said register CERTIFICATEPatent No. 2, 77,9 5-

after operation of said printing means under control of the register.

84. In a printing machine, means for sensing a plurality of parts of arecord on a card or the like, a register, means for entering the sensedparts of the record in the register, a plurality of printing means,means for operating the printing means under control of the register toefiect printing of the respective sensed parts in the respectiveoperating means, and means for releasing said register after operationof said printing means under control of the register.

CLYDE SMITH.

OF CORRECTION April 20, 1937.

CLYDE SMI TH It is hereby certified that error appears in the printedspecification of the above numbered patent requiring. correction asfollows: Page first column, lines 5, hand 5 strike out the words"grounding transferv contacts 6A, 6B, 6C and 615, of relay 6, energizingwindings 1A, 16A, 17A and 18A, locking up relay 1, through winding 1Bconductor" and insert instead transfer relay 6, closing its severalcontactsu Contact 62A grounds conductor 62D and bars 59, 60, 61,andthrough perforations 9OA .9OB, 906,; and that the said Letters Patentshould be read with this correction therein that the same may conform tothe record of the case in the Patent Office,

Signed and sealed this 11th dayof April, A. D. 1959.

' (Seal) Henry Van Arsdale Acting Commissioner of Patents.

